Jonathan Montaldo has served as director of the Thomas Merton Center at Bellarmine University and is a past president of the International Thomas Merton Society. His editions of Thomas Merton's works include "Entering the Silence: Thomas Merton's Journals, Volume 2; The Intimate Merton: His Life from His Journals" (with Patrick Hart); "Dialogues with Silence: Thomas Merton's Prayers & Drawings; A Year with Thomas Merton; Thomas Merton In His Own Words; Choosing to Love the World: Thomas Merton on Contemplation;" and the eight-volume series "Bridges to Contemplative Living with Thomas Merton" (...